The Lives of the Ancient Philosophers: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Lives of the Ancient Philosophers by François Fénelon: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 31 original MP3 tracks, 8:34:50 running time and a link to listen.
The Lives of the Ancient Philosophers, credited to François Fénelon, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Lives of the Ancient Philosophers by François Fénelon. Read in English by Linda Johnson; Craig Campbell; timli; Gillian Hendrie; Mayah; Patrick Saville; Gerwin Kramer; kingkenry François Fénelon became a priest in 1675, Archbishop of Paris in 1679, was spiritual advisor to Madame Guyon, and was appointed tutor to Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682-1712) by Louis XIV in 1689. He wrote Dialogues of the Dead, and The Lives of the Ancient Philosophers as well as The Adventures of Telemachus expressly for his instruction. Fenelon wrote against the Jansenists and in favor of the Jesuits. He is also known for his Christian Perfection: Devotional Reflections on the Christian Life and Treatise on the Education of Girls. - Summary by Wikipedia
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Lives of the Ancient Philosophers
- Author credits: François Fénelon
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 31
- Listed recording duration: 8:34:50
Catalogue topics
- philosophy
- French literature
- ancient philosophy
- age of enlightenment
Opening tracks: first 24 of 31
- 01 - Life of Fenelon Part 1 — 31:20
- 02 - Life of Fenelon Part 2 — 24:12
- 03 - Thales — 17:22
- 04 - Solon Part 1 — 23:13
- 05 - Solon Part 2 — 26:16
- 06 - Pittacus — 15:00
- 07 - Bias — 12:18
- 08 - Periander — 15:06
- 09 - Chilo — 8:11
- 10 - Cleobulus — 7:13
- 11 - Epimenides — 10:21
- 12 - Anacharsis — 9:14
- 13 - Pythagoras — 19:01
- 14 - Heraclitus — 8:50
- 15 - Anaxagoras — 15:09
- 16 - Democritus — 10:50
- 17 - Empedocles — 12:00
- 18 - Socrates — 27:47
- 19 - Plato — 21:15
- 20 - Antisthenes — 11:58
- 21 - Aristippus — 22:33
- 22 - Aristotle — 37:04
- 23 - Xenocrates — 8:15
- 24 - Diogenes Part 1 — 16:47
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